President Bola Tinubu has launched five coordinated programmes worth about $3.05 billion aimed at reducing poverty, strengthening community resilience and improving healthcare and education across Nigeria.
Tinubu, represented by Taiwo Oyedele, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, unveiled the programmes in Abuja on Thursday.
The initiatives comprise the Nigeria community action for resilience and economic stimulus additional Financing (NG-CARES), the Solutions for Internally Displaced and Host Communities (SOLID) programme, and the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) package, which includes HOPE Gov, HOPE PHC and HOPE Edu.
The president said the interventions would convert recent macroeconomic gains into tangible improvements in the lives of Nigerians.
“This is not just a set of programmes; these are promises kept,” Tinubu said.
“On our Renewed Hope agenda, we came into office pledging to reform our economy, secure the nation, and invest in
